3(2005-06-09)

💖 CMCIClientFT.invokeMethod() — the "hey bestie, run that method" page 💖

okay so this is section 3 of the manual, dated 2005-06-09, and it's all about calling a named method on an instance. sit with me, we're gonna get through it together 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

CMCIClientFT.invokeMethod() — Invoke a named method of an instance 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <cmci.h>

CMPIEnumeration*
CMCIClientFT.invokeMethod(CMCIClient*cl,
               CMPIObjectPath*op,
               constchar*method,
               CMPIArgs*in,
               CMPIArgs*out,
               CMPIStatus*rc);

like. look at her. six arguments. she's serving ✨

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So what you're doing here is invoking a named method of an instance, and that instance is defined by the op reference. Simple as that, no cap. 🦋

Let's do a lil roll call of the arguments, because there are six of them and we are not skipping anybody:

• the client object pointer, cl
• an ObjectPath object pointer, op, and she's carrying the reference with the namespace and classname components in it
• method, a pointer to the string that identifies the class method 👑
• in, a pointer to the input arguments
• out, a pointer to the output parameters
• rc, which returns the operation status — and btw she gets suppressed when NULL 🙈

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✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

When it slays (successful): the CMCIClientFT.invokeMethod() function returns the CMPIData value that the invoked method handed back, and it sets a successful operation status code in rc. 🔥

When it does not slay (unsuccessful): it returns a NULL pointer, and it sets the operation status error code plus the corresponding error string in rc. 💀

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✨ ERRORS ✨

Not a single thing listed here. it's giving empty. it's giving silence. moving on 🎀

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✨ EXAMPLES ✨

Also empty bestie, nothing to show you. iconic of her honestly 💜

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✨ CONFORMING TO ✨

Also blank. yes, really. we respect the mystery 🧚

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI) - OpenGroup
• CMCIClient(3)
• CMPIEnumeration(3)
• CMPIObjectPath(3)
• CMPIArgs(3)
• CMPIStatus(3)

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and that's the whole page, you ate it, periodt ✨💖

courtesy of the SFCBroker Client Library, brought to you by sfcc, stamped 3(2005-06-09). go forth and invoke, bestie 🌸🦋💅